++(FYI-I have worked with Howard Dean for the past few years on projects.)
++Howard Dean told Chris Hayes on his television show that the reason Republicans are calling Donald trump a fascist is because they are scared and panicking. Howard says that if the Donald wins the winner-take-all primary in Florida the establishment candidates like Bush and Rubio are dead.
++The Donald is up in the first three primaries and if he goes into Super Tuesday with a lead it is trouble.
++Howard admits the GOP are all authoritarians and the Party is counting on voter suppression to win a victory but the Donald would doom them.
++In the past week,John Kasich and Jeb Bush have released ads attacking the Donald and suggesting he is a fascist. As Chris Hayes pointed out that rarely has a candidate been called out as fascist by other party officials. Usually it is a political subculture that tags a candidate with this epithet. However, as Howard noted,calls against Trump's lying haven't worked and only increase his support.
++Harking back to Rush's comments, the more Trump is criticized for something like attacking the New York Times' reporter's disability the more the base supports him. There is no line the Donald can't cross. Howard says the establishment is comfortable with dog-whistles but not someone actually saying racist things out loud. The GOP has put itself into a box of its own creation.
++Josh Marshall wants us to stop the fascist language because it is too imprecise but rather focus on each ridiculous idea. Josh found the attack of the Times Reporter beyond the pale and just hopes the party honchos bring the Donald back into line.
++Both Howard Dean and David Axelrod believe the Donald would get wiped out in a general election. But the concern for the GOP is that, as Howard said, the Donald has a real chance at the nomination.
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